Foulness Island in Essex was once only accessible via the deadly Broomway. Approach with caution! Just when you thought you knew Essex, did you know that you can only visit this island one day per month, for only 7 months of the year? And have we already said that it's in Essex? Just when you thought you knew Essex, did you know that you can only visit this Essex island on...

Only 20 minutes from Stambourne lies a sight to behold: Bartlow Hills, the tallest Roman burial mounds north of the Alps. What are they? Bartlow Hills is a collection of 4 ancient Roman burial mounds, probably built between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, situated on the edge of Bartlow village, on the border of Cambridgeshire and Essex. USEFUL INFO• JOURNEY: approx ...